parson

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par·son /ˈpɑːsən $ ˈpɑːr-/ noun [countable] old-fashioned  RRCa Christian priest or minister 教区牧师

Examples from the Corpus

parson• Finally a parson and a sexton get stuck, too, and have to run after Simpleton and his goose.• Hanging around the house with a parson has saved the day, if you ask me.• His father is parson at Emminster, some way from here.• Beecher, he found, could not equal Spurgeon in oratorical powers and, of course, Spurgeon was never a political parson.• A class in County Down has a Presbyterian parson among its pupils.• He was educated nearby at Crow Hall School, by the parson of Horton.• In a cathedral the choir sounds magnificent, but the unfortunate parson may be inaudible.Origin parson (1200-1300) Old French persone; → PERSON

par·son nounChineseSyllable  

minister Corpus priest Christian or a

parson
par‧son /ˈpɑːsən $ ˈpɑːr-/ noun [countable] old-fashioneda Christian priest or minister

par·sonBrE /ˈpɑːsn/ 🔊NAmE /ˈpɑːrsn/ 🔊 noun(old-fashioned) an Anglican vicar or parish priest 圣公会教区牧师；教区牧师(informal) a Protestant clergyman 新教牧师